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Demonstrators Rally in Paris Against Pension Reform

In January, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne unveiled a draft of the pension reform that the government plans to adopt in 2023.
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Sputnik comes live from Paris, as demonstrators gather on the streets for another round of protests against new pension reforms.
France has seen a large scale of strikes organized by workers’ unions since January.
Earlier, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne unveiled a draft of the pension reforms the government plans to adopt in 2023. Under the initiative, the French authorities intend gradually to raise the retirement age by three months a year from 1 September 2023 so that by 2030, the retirement age will have reached 64.

The reform has provoked a wave of protests across the country. Since Borne's announcement, six nationwide demonstrations against the bill have already taken place.
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